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  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Fancy Villa on the Asian Handicap?

If you agree with our verdict that Aston Villa can win by two clear goals, then you can back them -1.5 on the Asian Handicap at 1.95. The favourites could have the upper hand against Leicester.

Villa Won 2-1 in Teams’ Last Encounter

Aston Villa drew their last game 2-2, with the action taking place at Villa Park against Brighton. The Villans had the majority of the ball enjoying 60% possession and four shots on target, with Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers each scoring one goal.

Leicester City have suffered four consecutive losses, recently being beaten at home by Manchester City 2-0 at King Power Stadium. Ruud van Nistelrooy's side had four shots on goal and boasted 54% possession.

Villa have claimed consecutive victories over Leicester, achieving wins by scorelines of 2-1 and 2-1 when visiting King Power Stadium. The previous 10 H2H matches have included five wins for Villa, three victories for Leicester along with two draws.

Premier League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
6 Aston Villa logo Aston Villa 37 19 9 9 58 49 9 58:49 66
18 Leicester logo Leicester 37 6 7 24 33 78 -45 33:78 25
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Aston Villa – Last 10 League Games

Villa have 3 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.2 goals from 3.9 shots on goal and 13.2 attempts. Unai Emery's team have averaged 48.1% possession, 414.3 passes and 7.7 corners per match, with the opposition scoring 2.0 goals from 4.9 shots on goal, 13.5 attempts and 3.8 corners.

Top scorer Morgan Rogers has found the net 4 times, with Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran getting 3 apiece. John McGinn is the leading assists maker on 3, with goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez keeping 1 clean sheets.

Leicester City – Last 10 League Games

Leicester have 1 victory, 7 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 0.9 goals from 8.3 attempts and 3.5 shots on goal. The East Midlands outfit average 45.3% possession, 439.7 passes, 3.7 corners in their favour and 5.7 corners against, while conceding 2.5 goals from 17.1 attempts and 6.2 shots on goal.

Jordan Ayew got 3 goals, Jamie Vardy notched 2, while Bobby Reid and two other players scored 1. Jamie Vardy has been the chief assist maker in the previous 10 games with 3.

Confirmed Lineups

Aston Villa confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez (GK), Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, Boubacar Kamara, Ross Barkley, Leon Bailey, Youri Tielemans, John McGinn, Ollie Watkins.

Leicester confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Jakub Stolarczyk (GK), James Justin, Conor Coady, Jannik Vestergaard, Luke Thomas, Harry Winks, Boubakary Soumare, Jordan Ayew, Bilal El Khannouss, Stephy Mavididi, Jamie Vardy.

Expert Premier League Analysis

We’re keen to follow the latest form and understand any patterns that emerge. The same applies to injuries that could affect key players. Combined with the best stats, there is plenty of information to make a verdict.

Key Aston Villa vs Leicester league stats:

  • The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Leicester in 4 of their last 5 games.
  • The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Leicester in 6 of their last 10 games.
  • The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Leicester in 4 consecutive games.

Aston Villa vs Leicester Prediction

Rather than back Aston Villa to win, we’re going to take the 1.95 that the favourites overcome -1.5 on the Asian Handicap for this Premier League match. They could prove too strong over ninety minutes.

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Villa -1.5 Probability

According to the odds, there’s a 51.3% likelihood of our pick winning. Based on our tipsters research, we calculate the actual probability to be 55-60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

Our Pick

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Corners Prediction

Aston Villa Over 7.5 Corners 2.00 bet365 logo

The past 5 Aston Villa home games have involved them having an average of 10.20 corners. There are odds of 2.00 available when it comes to this Team Corners bet and we think Aston Villa can cover the line.

Corner Stats

League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Aston Villa Logo Aston Villa
Total
11.50 7.70 3.80
Home
11.40 8.20 3.20
Away
9.60 4.80 4.80
Leicester Logo Leicester
Total
9.40 3.70 5.70
Home
9.60 3.40 6.20
Away
10.50 3.60 6.90

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Aston Villa vs Leicester Odds

With an estimated 75% chance of winning, the bookies are taking no chances with their 1.33 betting odds about Aston Villa triumphing in this Premier League match. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Leicester City are trading at 8.50.

The odds suggest that Over 2.5 Goals is a strong probability in this exciting match. The Both Teams to Score market is intriguing, with Yes and No evenly-matched.

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Team Stats

Aston Villa logo Aston Villa League Stats

Leicester logo Leicester League Stats

Full-Time Result

  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 1 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full-Time Result

  • 1 wins, 7 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Corners

Corners

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

If you’re looking for Villa vs Leicester team news, then we have predicted and confirmed lineups available along with details of any injuries on both sides.

We’re on hand to provide you with full details of the latest Premier League squads.

Aston Villa vs Leicester Lineups

Aston Villa Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Leicester Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Aston Villa Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

23 Emiliano Martinez
2 Matty Cash 4 Ezri Konsa 5 Tyrone Mings 12 Lucas Digne
44 Boubacar Kamara 6 Ross Barkley
31 Leon Bailey 8 Youri Tielemans 7 John McGinn
11 Ollie Watkins
41 Jakub Stolarczyk
2 James Justin 4 Conor Coady 23 Jannik Vestergaard 33 Luke Thomas
8 Harry Winks 24 Boubakary Soumare
18 Jordan Ayew 11 Bilal El Khannouss 10 Stephy Mavididi
9 Jamie Vardy

Leicester Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Aston Villa Substitutes

  • 10Emiliano Buendia
  • 20Kosta Nedeljkovic
  • 22Ian Maatsen
  • 24Amadou Onana
  • 25Robin Olsen
  • 26Lamare Bogarde
  • 41Jacob Ramsey
  • 50Sil Swinkels
  • 56Jamaldeen Jimoh

Leicester Substitutes

  • 3Wout Faes
  • 5Memeh Caleb Okoli
  • 14Bobby Reid
  • 17Hamza Choudhury
  • 20Patson Daka
  • 22Oliver Skipp
  • 31Daniel Iversen
  • 37Will Alves
  • 40Facundo Buonanotte

Previous Aston Villa Lineups

31 Dec Premier League
Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton
26 Dec Premier League
Newcastle 3-0 Aston Villa
21 Dec Premier League
Aston Villa 2-1 Man City
15 Dec Premier League
Nott’m Forest 2-1 Aston Villa
11 Dec Champions League
RB Leipzig 2-3 Aston Villa
07 Dec Premier League
Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton

Previous Leicester Lineups

29 Dec Premier League
Leicester 0-2 Man City
27 Dec Premier League
Liverpool 3-1 Leicester
22 Dec Premier League
Leicester 0-3 Wolverhampton
14 Dec Premier League
Newcastle 4-0 Leicester
08 Dec Premier League
Leicester 2-2 Brighton
04 Dec Premier League
Leicester 3-1 West Ham

Injuries & Suspensions

Aston Villa Injury Table

Type Name Info
Philippe Coutinho Red card (direc
Jacob Ramsey 2nd yellow (Red
Youri Tielemans Other

Leicester Injury Table

Type Name Info
Mads Hermansen Groin
Bobby Reid Other
Stephy Mavididi Other
Harry Winks Banned by club
Harry Souttar Ankle
Abdul Fatawu Cruciate ligame

England FlagPremier League Table

2024/2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Liverpool 37 25 8 4 85:40 83
2 Arsenal 37 19 14 4 67:33 71
3 Man City 37 20 8 9 70:44 68
4 Newcastle 37 20 6 11 68:46 66
5 Chelsea 37 19 9 9 63:43 66
6 Aston Villa 37 19 9 9 58:49 66
7 Nott’m Forest 37 19 8 10 58:45 65
8 Brighton 37 15 13 9 62:58 58
9 Brentford 37 16 7 14 65:56 55
10 Fulham 37 15 9 13 54:52 54
11 Bournemouth 37 14 11 12 56:46 53
12 Crystal Palace 37 13 13 11 50:50 52
13 Everton 37 10 15 12 41:44 45
14 Wolverhampton 37 12 5 20 53:68 41
15 West Ham 37 10 10 17 43:61 40
16 Man United 37 10 9 18 42:54 39
17 Tottenham 37 11 5 21 63:61 38
18 Leicester 37 6 7 24 33:78 25
19 Ipswich 37 4 10 23 35:79 22
20 Southampton 37 2 6 29 25:84 12
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Liverpool 18 14 3 1 41:15 45
2 Man City 19 13 3 3 43:23 42
3 Chelsea 19 12 5 2 35:18 41
4 Aston Villa 19 11 7 1 34:20 40
5 Arsenal 19 11 6 2 35:17 39
6 Newcastle 18 12 2 4 40:19 38
7 Nott’m Forest 18 9 5 4 26:15 32
8 Brighton 19 8 8 3 30:26 32
9 Brentford 19 9 4 6 40:35 31
10 Fulham 18 7 5 6 27:28 26
11 Bournemouth 18 7 4 7 21:16 25
12 Crystal Palace 19 6 7 6 24:26 25
13 Everton 19 5 9 5 26:23 24
14 Tottenham 18 6 3 9 34:31 21
15 Man United 18 6 3 9 21:28 21
16 Wolverhampton 18 6 2 10 26:31 20
17 West Ham 19 5 5 9 23:34 20
18 Leicester 19 4 3 12 15:34 15
19 Ipswich 18 1 4 13 13:41 7
20 Southampton 18 1 3 14 12:45 6